Vanity bag and the like



Aug. 19. 1924. 1505,3931 I I N. KASDAN vmITY BAG, mm ;IHE LIKE 2 sheets-5mm 1 F'iied Jan. 3,1922

INVENTOR ddsliiw m I ATTORNEY Aug. 19 1924. 1,505,393

N. KASDAN I VANITY BAG AND THE LIKE I Filed Jab. 6 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VIII!!!- INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

srarss PATENT oFFicE-J NATHAN KASDAN, OF BRONX, NEVT YORK.

VANITY BAG AND THE LIKE.

Application filed January 16, 1 922. Serial No. 529,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN RA'SDAN, a citizen of Russia, and a resident of Bronx,

in the county of Bronx, in the city of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vanity Bags and the like, of which the with as embodied in a vanity bag of shallow capacity adapted to contain a toilet powder and a powder puff. The bag consists essentially of a fabric portion and a metal part or bag frame to which the outer edges of the bag fabric are secured, said bag frame being also equipped with a hinged cover, and with a lock or latch for securingsaid cover in closed position. The bag frame is of annular outline and in cross-section approximates the form of an inverted U, whereby the frame becomes formed with an annular space between its two annular walls which opens downwardly, and into this annular space I secure the upper annular edges of the fabric forming the bag proper, this fabric consisting of an outer layer and of an inner lining layer sewed together along their adjoining upper edges and confining between them a metal ring, whose diameter is about equal to that of the fabric portion of the bag. lVhen the fabric portion of th bag is to be connected with the annular bag frame, the edges of the said fabric portion with the ring enclosed thereby are pressed into the annular space formed between the inner and outer walls of the bag frame and secured therein by bending certain lugs formed on said frame inwardly against the said fabric and below said ring, whereby the fabric becomes con nected with the bag frame in a very secure manner. It is essential that in a bag of the nature of the one presented herein, the cover be capable of being'securely locked in closed position and in a way and by means not interfering with the method indicated for connecting the fabric portion of the bag with the bag frame, and hence a portionof the invention relates to a bag frame and lock of a character adapted for cooperation with the fabric portion of the bag The invention W111 be any understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which: i

Fig. l is a top view] of a vanity bagor' hand bag constructed in accordance with and embodying the invention tion only f e bag; I

Fig. 3 is a top View of the metalportion or frame of the bag with the cover partly broken away and shown in its open posit1O11;

Fig. 4 IS a central vertical section through the bag frame illustrating the cover as in a partly open position orm the position in which said cover will spring due to the resiliency of themetal at the hinge thereof.

when said cover is released by the lock to open, the dotted lines illustrating the" cover in its completely opened position;

Fig. 5 is a View corresponding with Fig. 43,

but showing the coverin its closed and locked position; i

Fig. 6 is an enlarged top view of a portion of the annular bagframe and illustrates the initial condition of the latch plate when the parts'are first assembled; i

Fig. 7 is a corresponding viewof the same showing said plate as having two lugs turnedoutwardly in opposite directions therefrom to form stops for arresting the plate in itsouter position and also to prevent the separation of the latchplate fromthe bag frame;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the vanity" bag embodying my invention;

Fig- 9 is a bottom view of the same;

Fig. 10 illustrates one step of the method of. connecting the outer and inner fabrics of the bag together for application tothe bag frame;

Fig. 11 illustrates a further step in the method of securing the'outer and inner fab-'- rics of the bag together preparatory to the association of the same with the bagframe, and 1 Fig. 12 is avertical section, partly broken away, taken on the dotted line 12-12 of Fig. 8, showing on a larger scale the final as sembly of the bag portion of the article to the b'ag'frame, the fabric portion of the bag having a special construction around its i I Fig. 2 isia bottom'view of the metal porupper annular edges adapting it for operation with the bag frame of the construction shown.

In the drawings designates the flexible fabric portion of the bag as a whole, and 16 the metallic frame which receives the peripheral edge portions of the fabric 15 and is equipped with a suitable cover 17. The bag portion 15 and frame 16 are con structed with due regard to each other and together constitute a bag possessing special advantages.

The fabric portion 15 may be of silk or other suitable material and is preferably formed from two'disks of material, to-wit, an outer finishing layer 18 and an inner or 1 lining layer 19. These two disks are brought together in the manner shown in Fig.10 and sewed together at their peripheral edges by. a line of sewing 20, as "represented in, Figs. 11 and 12. Prior to the sewing together ofthe peripheral edges of the fabric layers 18, 19 I insert a metal or other suitable ring 21 of predetermined diameter between said layers, said ring being loosely ap plied andafter the sewing along the line 20 remainingloosely concealed between the layers 18, 19. When the bagportion15 is to be applied to the frame 16, the ring 21 will be worked up close to the sewing line 2-0 or to the position shown in Fig. 11, and there upon the peripheral portions of the 15, including the ring21, will be inserted within the frame 16 and be there held by a series of lugs or ears 22 formed on said frame. and which are bent inwardly against the bag fabric and below the ring 21, as shown in Fig. 12, said ring then serving to aid in the retention of the bag 15 and frame 16 in due relation to each other. When the layers 18, 19. are sewed, as at 20, the fabric will be shirred, as indicated at 23 in Fig. 12, so as to oontract the peripheral outline initially possessed by the layers 18, 19 and dish said layers downwardlyso as to form a substantially hemispherical bag structure of the character shown. The construction of the bag portion 15 will be fully understood from the explanation given, with reference to Figs. 10, 11 and 12.

M The frame 16 is of'metal and circular in horizontal outline and in vertical cross-sec tion is of approximately inverted Ushape, having an outer vertical wall or flange 24, an inner vertical corresponding 'wall or flange 25 and a closed top section 26 connects ing said flanges at their upper ends and which portion 26 is recessed downwardly. as as'27, to. form an annular seat for the edges ofthe cover 17, as shown more particularly in Fig. 5. The frame 16 is' in one integral piece ofsheet metal and the flanges 24, 25 thereof arespaced apart and form an open annular channel or recess 28 to receive the peripheral portions of the bag 15 and ring 21, and the outer flange 24 at its lower edges isformed'with the aforesaid lugs orears 22 which initially project downwardly, but which in the final assembly of the parts are bent inwardly against the bag fabric and below the ring 21, as shown in Figs. 9 and 12, said lugs or ears 22 then. serving to securely connect the bag 15 and frame 16 together.

The cover 1'7 is of disk outline and preferably domed and has on its top an eye 29 to receive a ribbon, chain or the like by which the bag may be suspended. The edges of the cover 17seat within the recess 27 and thereby a smooth finished appearance is imparted to the upper portion of the 'bag frame, and said cover is secured to the frame 16 by means of a hinge consisting of a pintle or wire 30- and a loop 31 enclosing the same and formed from the material'of the top or cover 17, said loop initially being in the shape of a tongue and being bent around the wire 30. The formation of the hinge is such that the metal of the cover near the hinge becomes sprung when the cover 17 is moved to closed position, the inner portion of the loop 17' then pressing firmly down against the upper edge of the inner wall or flange 25 of the frame 16, and

the object of thus securing the cover 17 is to create such tension at the hinge part of the cover as .to effect the springing upward of the cover, when released, from its closed position shown in Fig. 5, to its partly open position shown by solid lines in Fig. 4.. The cover 17 thus springs to partly open posi tion automatically on the release of the latch and may thereafter be moved toits full open position indicated by dotted lines in Fig.

The latch for the cover 17 consists of a hook member 32 secured to and dependmal'action is to draw the latch plate 33 outwardly and constantly toward the hook 32 when the cover 17 is in closed position. It is necessary that some provision be made for preventing the loss of the latch plate 33 when the cover 17 is in open position, and

hence Islit from the inner side edges of the plate 33 the lugs 37 shown in Fig. '7, these lugs being slit and pressed outwardly so as to form stops which prevent the outward movement of the plate 33 to an undue extent by their engagement with the flange of the frame 16 at the edges of the slot formed in said flange through which the plate 33 passes. The flanges 2a, 25 are correspondingly slotted to receive the plate 33 and permit said plate to have sliding movement, and the presence of the slots in the two plates 24-, 25 serves to afford a broad support for said plate and prevent said plate from having tilting action. The outer position of the plate 33 is shown in Fig. 4, and when it is desired to latch the cover 17 in closed position, said plate, by pressure applied to the head 35, may be moved inwardly so that on the closing down of the lid Or cover 1? the hook 352 may pass into the slot or opening 34- of said plate 33, and thereupon pressure having been released from the head 35, the spring 36 will move the plate 33 outwardly and the inner portion thereof at the inner end of the slot or opening 34 will engage the hook 32 and latch the cover 17 in closed position, as shown in Fig. 5; or, if preferred, the cover 17 may be snapped to closed and latchedposition by closing pressure applied to it. l/Vhen it is desired to open the cover 17, inward pressure will be applied against the head to release the plate 33 from the hook 32, and thereupon the said cover will spring to its partly open position shown by solid lines in Fig. 4 and may then be' freely turned to its full open position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l. The head normally stands outwardly from the flange 24E of the frame 16, as shown in Figs. 2, 4-, 5, 8 and 9, to provide for the inward movement of the plate 33 to engage and release the hook 32, such inward movement being limited by the engagement of the head 35 with said flange 24 when the head is pressed inwardly. it is to be noted that the plate 33 is disposed at the upper portions of the flanges Zr-l, 25 and presents lower surfaces not likely to catch upon the upper edges of the fabric 15. The position of the plate 33 also permits of the introduction between the flanges 2a, 25 of the upper peripheral portions of the bag fabric with the ring 21. Various means for latching a cover over a receptacle are well known, but in the present instance we have devised special latch mechanism appropriate to the frame 16 and the method pointed out hereinbefore for applying the fabric portion of the bag to said frame 16.

lVhen the bag is to be used as a vanity bag the fabric portion 15 thereof should he shallow and preferably seamless, as I illustrate, but I do not wish to be limited to the interior capacity of the bag 15, and hence said bag may vary in depth and system of manufacture in accordance with requirements.

What I claimas my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hand-bag comprising a flexible holding-portion or bag proper and a metal frame at the mouth thereof having a cover, said holding-portion comprising an outer fabric layer and an inner fabric layer sewed together along their peripheral edges, and said frame being annular and of approximately inverted U-shape in vertical section forming two depending spaced-apart flanges, the peripheral mouth portions of the bag having concealed between the layers thereof a ring and being, with said ring, secured between said flanges, said'ring initially lying loosely between the outer and inner layers of the bag and the line of sewing connecting said layers being outwardly from and independent of said ring, which has the fabric layers suspended from it, the inner fabric layer extending downwardly through the ring and the outer fabric layer extending downwardly from the outer periphery of the ring.

2. A hand-bag comprising a flexible holding-portion or bag proper and a metal frame at the mouth thereof having a cover, said holding-portion comprising an outer fabric layer and an inner fabric layer sewed togetlier along their peripheral edges, and said frame being annular and of approximately inverted U-shape in vertical section formingtwo depending spaced-apart flanges, the peripheral mouth portions of the bag having concealed between the layers thereof a ring and being, with said ring, inserted between said flanges, and one of said flanges having a series of lugs bent against the bag fabric to secure the bag and frame together, said ring initially lying loosely between the outer and inner layers of the bag and the line of sewing connecting said layers being outwardly from and independent of said ring, which has the fabric layers suspendsd from' it, the

inner fabric layer extending downwardlythrough the ring and the outer fabric layer extending downwardly from the outer periphery of the rings 3. A hand-bag comprising a flexible shal low holding-portion or bag proper of approximately hemispherical out-line and a metal frame at the mouth thereof having a cover, said holding-portion being formed of two disk-layerssewed together at their edges and confining between them a ring of a size adapted to said frame, and said frame being annular and of approximately inverted U- shape in vertical section forming two depending spaced-apart flanges, the peripheral mouth-portions of the bag, with said ring, being secured within the space between said flanges, said ring initially lying loosely bea tween the outer and inner layers of the bag and the line of sewing connecting said layers being outwardly from and independent of said ring, wh1ch has the fabr c layers suspended from it, the inner fabric layer extending downwardly through the ring and 10 

